Was your parking letter too late?
A free checker for the 14-day rule on private parking charges in England and Wales. Enter two dates and see whether the letter reached the keeper in time. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Enter the dates to see whether the letter was in time.
This only checks the timing. Our free check reads your notice and checks everything else too.
How it works
Under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, when there was no windscreen ticket, the notice to keeper must be given within 14 days, starting the day after the parking. A posted notice is treated as given on the second working day after posting, so weekends and bank holidays push it later. After a windscreen ticket, the notice to keeper can only be given from day 29 to day 56. For the full rules, worked examples and how to use a late notice in an appeal, read our guide to the 14-day rule.
Common questions
What is the 14-day rule?
If there was no ticket on the windscreen, a private parking company has 14 days after the parking to give the registered keeper a notice. A posted notice counts as given two working days after posting. If it's late, the keeper can't be made to pay.
Does a late letter mean I don't have to pay at all?
It means the company can't make the registered keeper pay. It can still pursue the driver, but it has to prove who that was, so appeal as the keeper and don't say who was driving.
Does this work for council tickets?
No. Council and TfL Penalty Charge Notices have different rules. Use the PCN deadline calculator instead.